feedback
- noun
- /ˈfiːdˌbæk/
- Specialized
- Much less is known about the effects of job feedback in other work settings, especially professional occupations.
- a feedback loop
- a feedback system
- positive feedback
But, but I call it the feedback loop theory.
- But, but I call it the feedback loop theory.
- You know, this is a standard kind of feedback system.
- There's just not the same kind of simple feedback to these switches as there are two B's.
- And these in turn feedback on to the brain through the sensory system.
- So there will be a positive feedback into this road.
- It's about how precise it is, like how tight that feedback can actually be.
Examples
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Ross, Lepper, and Hubbard gave participants in one experiment false feedback about their performance on a task.
Academic text (1990) -
A sensor placed under the chin, for example, could monitor sleep states and provide feedback on sleep disorders.
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So if we put all of this together, the feedback process looks like this.
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The longer the delay before feedback is given, the less impact there will be on learning.
Academic text (2011) -
However, changes in energy consumption affect prices, which have feedback effects on the rest of the energy system.
Academic text (1999) -
Collecting explicit feedback is a challenge, and providing good incentives to users is a big issue.
Academic text (2011) -
An extensive literature in organizational psychology relates job feedback to positive feelings toward work.
Academic text (1990) -
The results of objective, periodic reviews of the portfolios' contents provide feedback to students, teachers, and parents.
Academic text (1999) -
The teacher provided valuable feedback to help the students improve their essays.
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During the meeting, we discussed the feedback from clients about our new product.
Synonyms
A system where part of what it makes is sent back to change how it works
Compounds
- Specialized
A system where part of what it makes is sent back to change how it works
- Specialized
Part of a system's output that is sent back to reduce change and keep it stable
- Specialized
A process where a small change causes larger changes in a system
- Specialized
An electrical circuit that sends part of its output back to its input to control how it works
- Specialized
An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal
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Morphology
Etymology
Feedback comes from the idea of feed ('to give or supply') plus back ('return'). In machines or systems it means part of the result is 'fed back' into the input, like a microphone sending sound back to a speaker so the system changes what it does.